Varaha Purana 136.69: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 69
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
नरके पच्यते घोरे दश पञ्च च सूकरः ॥ ततो गच्छेच्छ्वयोनौ च त्रीणि वर्षाणि जम्बुकः ॥
narake pacyate ghore daśa pañca ca sūkaraḥ | tato gacchec chvayonau ca trīṇi varṣāṇi jambukaḥ ||
Dans un enfer effroyable, il est cuit; pendant quinze ans il devient un sanglier. Ensuite il entre dans le sein d’une chienne et, durant trois ans, renaît comme chacal.
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic pattern: consequences of wrongdoing are narrated through hell-imagery and successive non-human births to communicate moral causality.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on post-mortem states (naraka) and rebirth categories.
Actions are presented as having consequential outcomes; the verse functions as a warning-framework supporting later discussion of expiatory practices.
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